University of Northern Colorado Athletics
Sunday, February 5
San Luis Obispo, CA
1:00 p.m.
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California Polytechnic State University
@UNCBearsWrestle Lose Heartbreaker to Cal Poly
2/5/2017 2:58:00 PM | Wrestling
San Luis Obispo, Cali. – In what was a thrilling dual, Northern Colorado dropped a nail biter to Cal Poly this afternoon. The Bears lost in dramatic fashion 21-18, as it came down to the very last match to determine the eventual winner.
Northern Colorado started off hot, winning the first three matches of the dual, climbing to a 14-0 lead out of the gates.
Trey Andrews bounced back after a tough loss Friday night, and pinned Brandon Staley to start things off for the Bears.
At 133 lbs., Rico Montoya won his second match in a row, with a dominant 11-2 victory over Yoshi Funakoshi.
Ensuing Montoya's win, Timmy Box also won via major decision by a score of 21-8 over Ty Schilling.
The Bears dropped the next two matches, bringing the score to 14-6.
[165] Keilan Torres was the last Northern Colorado wrestler to win, with a 9-0 major decision over Luke Wilson.
In what was a major comeback, Cal Poly proceeded to win the next four matches of the dual en route to a 21-18 comeback.
Northern Colorado will be back in action for the last home dual meet of the season against Wyoming, Feb. 8 at 7 PM (MT).
Results:
125: Trey Andrews [UNC] over Brandon Staley [Cal Poly] (Fall 4:54)
133: Rico Montoya [UNC] over Yoshi Funakoshi [Cal Poly] (MD 11-2)
141: Timmy Box [UNC] over Ty Schilling [Cal Poly] (21-8)
149: Joshua Cortez [Cal Poly] over Ben Polkowske (Dec 6-5)
157: Colt Shorts [Cal Poly] over Jimmy Fate [UNC] (SV-1 3-1)
165: Keilan Torres [UNC] over Luke Wilson [Cal Poly] (MD 9-0)
174: Xavier Johnson [Cal Poly] over Tanner Davis [UNC] (Dec 8-3)
184: Sohrab Movahedi [Cal Poly] over Dylan Gabel [UNC] (Dec 4-3)
197: Thomas Lane [Cal Poly] over Jamarcus Grant [UNC] (Fall 2:54)
285: Spencer Empey [Cal Poly] over Jack Kuck [UNC] (Dec 2-0)
Northern Colorado started off hot, winning the first three matches of the dual, climbing to a 14-0 lead out of the gates.
Trey Andrews bounced back after a tough loss Friday night, and pinned Brandon Staley to start things off for the Bears.
At 133 lbs., Rico Montoya won his second match in a row, with a dominant 11-2 victory over Yoshi Funakoshi.
Ensuing Montoya's win, Timmy Box also won via major decision by a score of 21-8 over Ty Schilling.
The Bears dropped the next two matches, bringing the score to 14-6.
[165] Keilan Torres was the last Northern Colorado wrestler to win, with a 9-0 major decision over Luke Wilson.
In what was a major comeback, Cal Poly proceeded to win the next four matches of the dual en route to a 21-18 comeback.
Northern Colorado will be back in action for the last home dual meet of the season against Wyoming, Feb. 8 at 7 PM (MT).
Results:
125: Trey Andrews [UNC] over Brandon Staley [Cal Poly] (Fall 4:54)
133: Rico Montoya [UNC] over Yoshi Funakoshi [Cal Poly] (MD 11-2)
141: Timmy Box [UNC] over Ty Schilling [Cal Poly] (21-8)
149: Joshua Cortez [Cal Poly] over Ben Polkowske (Dec 6-5)
157: Colt Shorts [Cal Poly] over Jimmy Fate [UNC] (SV-1 3-1)
165: Keilan Torres [UNC] over Luke Wilson [Cal Poly] (MD 9-0)
174: Xavier Johnson [Cal Poly] over Tanner Davis [UNC] (Dec 8-3)
184: Sohrab Movahedi [Cal Poly] over Dylan Gabel [UNC] (Dec 4-3)
197: Thomas Lane [Cal Poly] over Jamarcus Grant [UNC] (Fall 2:54)
285: Spencer Empey [Cal Poly] over Jack Kuck [UNC] (Dec 2-0)
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